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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><i>Question by justlookin4friendsonly</i>: Is there a test for perimenopause like there&#8217;s a test for pregnancy?</strong><br />
I&#8217;ve been experiencing pregnancy symptoms, but people have said it could also be perimenopause (I&#8217;m 36).  My Mom passed 1`2/25/04, so I can&#8217;t ask her when she first started menopause and I know my Dad won&#8217;t know or remember.  I also didn&#8217;t test for pregnancy yet.</p>
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<p><i>Answer by Zambiti</i><br/>Menopause, aka estrogen dominance, can happen at any age. With our exposure to xenoestrogens, menopause symptoms are occurring earlier and earlier. It really isn&#8217;t so much when your mother had it as you probably follow a similar lifestyle to hers, so you would run into estrogen dominance symptoms at about the same age give or take. </p>
<p> Here is a web page with more info and a list of symptoms. http://www.johnleemd.com/store/estrogen_&#8230; You don&#8217;t have to have all the symptoms, and you may be early on, so this would be the time to nip it in the bud.</p>
<p>You can try natural progesterone, though they sell a really good one at that site, I prefer Progestelle from http://www.womhoo.com If you buy there, you can also get a free evaluation from Dr. Eckhart, and he will reply to your by e-mail personally.</p>
<p>Make sure you use USP progesterone, not pharmaceutical progestin (prescription) though. Progestin does NOT act like your natural progesterone. You can actually test your own hormone levels at http://www.salivatest.com (also linked at Dr. Lee&#8217;s site).  </p>
<p>I know how frustrated you are, really. I didn&#8217;t have the hot flashes, but had the exhaustion, moodiness, headaches, stress or anxiety attacks, irregular bleeding, and more.  I was rather miserable by the time I looked up info to see what was happening. I hope you find some help at those links; I did. 4 months on natural progesterone and I&#8217;m feeling much better.  </p>
<p>If you want, this is a new estrogen dominance Yahoo Group which will have more info and where you can share: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EstrogenDominance/</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><i>Question by justlookin4friendsonly</i>: Is there a test for perimenopause like there&#8217;s a test for pregnancy?</strong><br />
I&#8217;ve been experiencing pregnancy symptoms, but people have said it could also be perimenopause (I&#8217;m 36).  My Mom passed 1`2/25/04, so I can&#8217;t ask her when she first started menopause and I know my Dad won&#8217;t know or remember.  I also didn&#8217;t test for pregnancy yet.</p>
<p><strong>Best answer:</strong></p>
<p><i>Answer by Zambiti</i><br/>Menopause, aka estrogen dominance, can happen at any age. With our exposure to xenoestrogens, menopause symptoms are occurring earlier and earlier. It really isn&#8217;t so much when your mother had it as you probably follow a similar lifestyle to hers, so you would run into estrogen dominance symptoms at about the same age give or take. </p>
<p> Here is a web page with more info and a list of symptoms. http://www.johnleemd.com/store/estrogen_&#8230; You don&#8217;t have to have all the symptoms, and you may be early on, so this would be the time to nip it in the bud.</p>
<p>You can try natural progesterone, though they sell a really good one at that site, I prefer Progestelle from http://www.womhoo.com If you buy there, you can also get a free evaluation from Dr. Eckhart, and he will reply to your by e-mail personally.</p>
<p>Make sure you use USP progesterone, not pharmaceutical progestin (prescription) though. Progestin does NOT act like your natural progesterone. You can actually test your own hormone levels at http://www.salivatest.com (also linked at Dr. Lee&#8217;s site).  </p>
<p>I know how frustrated you are, really. I didn&#8217;t have the hot flashes, but had the exhaustion, moodiness, headaches, stress or anxiety attacks, irregular bleeding, and more.  I was rather miserable by the time I looked up info to see what was happening. I hope you find some help at those links; I did. 4 months on natural progesterone and I&#8217;m feeling much better.  </p>
<p>If you want, this is a new estrogen dominance Yahoo Group which will have more info and where you can share: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EstrogenDominance/</p>
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I am only in my early 40s but I am showing signs of perimenopause.  I am wondering when is the best time of the month to test my hormone levels?  Also is it even worth the trouble?  I will be going to my regular doctor to also check that it is not something completely different going on.</p>
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<p><i>Answer by Jessemar</i><br/>i don&#8217;t know about the right time to test, but i am going thru perimenopause and i was told that testing for hormone levels doesn&#8217;t usually show any difference.  doctors apparently go by your symptoms, not by blood work.  everyone is different so a drop or raise in hormone levels in some women will cause no symptoms, whereas others with normal levels will have hot flashes, night sweats, etc.  hopefully you&#8217;ve got a good doctor who will be able to help find an answer for you.</p>
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